Tywone Montel McClain, Jr. was 26 when he was shot inside the Safari Club bar on Grant Avenue in Duquesne just before midnight on June 13, 2025. The shooting followed a brief altercation involving McClain, at least two other people and, according to police, 51-year-old Marvin Harpool, who allegedly intervened in a dispute between McClain and a woman. Security footage reportedly shows Harpool pushing McClain and then shooting him in the head; the whole encounter lasted less than a minute.

McClain, a father of three who worked in the family catering business and construction and enjoyed writing and making music, was taken to UPMC Mercy in critical condition and died in the early hours of June 14, 2025. The Allegheny County Police Department identified Harpool as the suspected shooter after witnesses recognized him, known by the nickname Tiny, in a photo array. Authorities located his vehicle in Wilkinsburg and took him into custody at a grocery store without incident. Harpool has been charged with criminal homicide and persons not to possess a firearm; court records show he was prohibited from legally carrying a firearm because of prior felony convictions.

Did anyone who knew Tywone or was at the Safari Club that night see anything that could help clarify what started the argument?